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KPMG and T-Mobile roll out new player-tracking app for Women’s PGA Championship

by Taylor Soper on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 at 1:09 pm

T-Mobile is helping boost the fan experience this week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a major women’s golf tournament hosted by Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. The Bellevue,… Read More

Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 at 7:52 am

A modest tee shot away from Boeing’s airplane assembly factory in Renton, Wash., golf balls are taking flight at a sprawling new Topgolf sports and entertainment venue that opened on… Read More

Topgolf opening its new tech-enabled sports and entertainment venue south of Seattle this week

by Kurt Schlosser on July 25, 2022July 31, 2022 at 9:28 am

FOLLOW-UP: Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle Topgolf is ready to swing into action south of Seattle at its… Read More

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Ex-golf pro links with Seattle-area AI experts on app that uses 3D motion analysis to improve game

by Kurt Schlosser on May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 at 8:08 am

Before you take yet another mulligan, consider that the tool to improving your golf game might not be found in your bag of clubs. The makers of an app that… Read More

Nintex founder launches firm to invest in golf-related startups, acquires indoor simulator maker

by Taylor Soper on September 17, 2018October 8, 2018 at 11:47 am

It started with a veteran tech executive trying to improve his golf game. Now Brett Campbell has turned his sports interest into a new venture firm. Campbell, co-founder of workplace… Read More

Improving your golf game: How new tech tools can help sharpen swings and lower scores

by Josh Kerns on July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 at 7:28 am

Watching the world’s top golfers at The Open Championship at Carnoustie this week, I was struck by a juxtaposition of old and new. As the guys practiced on the 176-year-old… Read More

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Fox Sports brings out drones, augmented reality, shot tracers for U.S. Open broadcast

by Taylor Soper on June 6, 2017June 9, 2017 at 11:38 am

FOX Sports is once again tapping new technology to enhance its golf broadcast. The company’s coverage of the 117th U.S. Open, one of four annual major championships on the PGA Tour,… Read More

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For golfers: Arccos unveils AI-powered virtual caddie on a smartphone, powered by Microsoft

by Taylor Soper on May 10, 2017May 12, 2017 at 11:02 am

Caddies are trying to make a comeback — albeit in a virtual way. Arccos, a Stamford, Conn.-based startup that builds golf-shot tracking technology, today announced a new product in partnership with… Read More

Intel and PGA Tour to offer virtual reality stream at Players Championship; Twitter will air 360-degree video

by Taylor Soper on May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 at 3:49 pm

Intel continues to push forward with its virtual reality technology in the sports world. The tech giant today announced a partnership with the PGA Tour to live stream the action… Read More

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How IBM is using its Watson AI platform to automatically generate Masters highlight reels

by Taylor Soper on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 at 9:07 pm

IBM is using new technology to help speed up the highlight reel production process at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. The company, which has provided technology support at the Masters for… Read More

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Meet the PGA Tour’s geekiest golfer: Bryson DeChambeau on his passion for tech, physics, data

by Taylor Soper on February 17, 2017September 3, 2019 at 9:21 am

Bryson DeChambeau is clearly the PGA Tour’s geekiest golfer. The 23-year-old California native who earned a physics degree from Southern Methodist University has brought his data-driven, science-influenced, and exceptionally eccentric… Read More

Topgolf brings new pop-up ‘Crush’ game to Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners

by Taylor Soper on January 25, 2017January 27, 2017 at 9:58 am

Topgolf is coming to Seattle — but only temporarily. The fast-growing high-tech golf entertainment complex operator will take over Safeco Field next month with its first-ever “Crush” event that will give… Read More

FairwayIQ uses connected devices and data analytics to help golf courses be more efficient

by Taylor Soper on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 at 2:04 am

As a veteran entrepreneur and angel investor, David Vanslette saw how new technology like location data and predictive analytics was changing the way companies do business. Now he’s decided to apply that realization to… Read More

Microsoft and Sensoria partner with PGA pro Bryson DeChambeau to create ‘smart’ golf grip

by Taylor Soper on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 at 4:36 pm

Embed from Getty Images The golf grip is getting geeky. PGA Tour golfer Bryson DeChambeau worked with Microsoft and Seattle-area startup Sensoria over the past eight weeks to create a… Read More

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Scott Oki, who made a fortune at Microsoft, sells 8 of his golf courses for $137M

by Kurt Schlosser on October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 at 2:31 pm

Scott Oki has cashed in again. The ex-Microsoft vice president, who made millions by building the company’s international operations and then left in the early 1990s and eventually purchased a number golf courses, sold… Read More

PGA Tour follows NFL, starts utilizing Microsoft devices at pro golf tournaments

by Taylor Soper on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 at 1:23 pm

ATLANTA, GA. — Most NFL followers are likely now familiar with the Microsoft Surface, given that the device has become a mainstay on sidelines as a training tool that players and… Read More

How the PGA Tour could create its own version of NFL RedZone

by Taylor Soper on September 25, 2016September 29, 2016 at 7:48 am

ATLANTA, GA. — In terms of broadcasting, golf is a unique. Unlike football, basketball, baseball, and most other sports, there is not one field or one ball. Up to 156 players tee… Read More

High-tech golf entertainment complex operator Topgolf set to open first Northwest facility

by Taylor Soper on July 26, 2016July 28, 2016 at 12:37 am

Topgolf, which operates nearly 30 popular golf entertainment complexes globally, has arrived in the Northwest. The Dallas-based company will open its 28th facility in Hillsboro, Ore. on Aug. 5, bringing its… Read More

IBM powers new predictive and beacon technology for golf fans at the U.S. Open

by Taylor Soper on June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 at 2:57 pm

IBM is helping fuel another round of technology improvements at the U.S. Open. The world’s top golfers will descend upon Pittsburgh in two weeks, competing in golf’s second major championship of… Read More

How Microsoft is helping the PGA Tour track golfer data with Windows 10 apps

by Taylor Soper on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 at 11:36 am

The fruits of Microsoft’s new partnership with the PGA Tour are starting to show. In a blog post published today, Windows Marketing General Manger Jeremy Korst detailed how the PGA Tour… Read More

PGA Tour tests new golf demo on Microsoft HoloLens, with help from a Seattle startup

by Taylor Soper on May 16, 2016May 19, 2016 at 8:40 am

How can augmented reality technology help the PGA Tour engage fans, design courses, improve operations, and provide benefit to golfers? The tour wants to find out, and it’s getting help… Read More

Microsoft inks deal to be founding sponsor for Women’s PGA Championship

by Taylor Soper on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 at 8:46 pm

Microsoft continues to invest in golf. The Redmond-based tech giant will be the founding sponsor of the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, taking place at Sahalee Country Club just down the… Read More

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Boeing engineers prove you don’t have to golf to design a better golf club

by Alan Boyle on January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 at 2:41 pm

EVERETT, Wash. – When experts at Callaway Golf sought Boeing’s help to improve their golf clubs’ aerodynamics, Boeing turned to a special breed of engineers: recent hires with a hunger for projects… Read More

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Why Boeing helped Callaway design its high-tech XR16 golf clubs

by Alan Boyle on January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 at 10:35 pm

What do aerospace and golf have in common? For the Boeing Co. and Callaway Golf, it’s a new line of golf clubs that have been tweaked to optimize the air… Read More

Jason Day and Concur: Why this travel expense company sponsored the world’s top golfer

by Taylor Soper on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 at 11:09 am

View image | gettyimages.com Jason Day is now the world’s best golfer and one Bellevue, Wash.-based travel expense software company couldn’t be more thrilled. When Concur first announced that it was… Read More

TaylorMade enhances Microsoft Band’s golf tracking with myRoundPro app

by James Risley on August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 at 8:53 am

Earlier this year, Microsoft and TaylorMade teamed up to help track your golf game. Today, TaylorMade and Microsoft announced the upcoming integration of TaylorMade’s myRoundPro into the Microsoft Band, promising to help you improve your… Read More

Technology at the PGA Championship: Drones, beacons, and more at golf’s fourth major

by Taylor Soper on August 11, 2015August 12, 2015 at 10:25 pm

Technology has played a key role in each of this year’s major golf tournaments, and this weekend at the 97th PGA Championship is no different. The world’s top golfers will… Read More

Why golf superstar Jordan Spieth used a simulator to prepare for the British Open

by Taylor Soper on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 at 9:50 am

Jordan Spieth didn’t arrive earlier than most players at this week’s British Open, having played the John Deere Classic just a few days earlier in Illinois and winning his fourth… Read More

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Golfing with the Microsoft Band: How this wearable tracker helped — and hurt — my game

by Taylor Soper on July 4, 2015July 7, 2015 at 7:32 pm

AURORA, Ore. — As we approach the fifth hole at Langdon Farms, one of my playing partners asks me if I work for Intel. I do a quick scan of my shirt,… Read More

Inside FOX Sports’ live TV production truck at the network’s first major golf tournament

by Taylor Soper on July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 at 2:14 pm

Golf isn’t the easiest sport to broadcast, and FOX Sports surely found that out on the shores of Puget Sound After inking a 12-year broadcast deal with the United States Golf… Read More

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